January 15, 2026
(Axios) – Prosecutors in states with abortion bans are increasingly charging mostly low-income women with pregnancy-related crimes, in a test of whether fetuses and embryos have the same rights as children. Why it matters: The cases further complicate the post-Roe … Read More
January 14, 2026
(NPR) – “I had never heard of being a single mom by choice before that,” says Terry, who is now 44. “It was like a light bulb went off.” That light bulb is going off for a lot of single … Read More
January 13, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents pick their future baby’s best traits. Many Americans agree that it’s acceptable to screen embryos … Read More
January 9, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Aurora Therapeutics’ first target is the rare inherited disease phenylketonuria, also known as PKU. It’s becoming clear that the impact of CRISPR isn’t as big as we all hoped. In fact, there’s a pall of discouragement … Read More
January 6, 2026
(The Guardian) – Justices rule 4-1 that laws, including a ban on abortion pills, violate a state amendment protecting healthcare choices Abortion will stay legal in Wyoming after the state’s supreme court struck down two near-total abortion bans on Tuesday, … Read More
January 5, 2026
(NYT) – Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical. In 2000, a landmark study claimed to set the record straight … Read More
December 30, 2025
(New York Times) – More than 500 women claimed that they had received unnecessary operations. Hospital leaders said they were not aware of a doctor’s misconduct. More than 500 women sued a Virginia health system and its senior executives on … Read More
December 30, 2025
(Gizmodo) – Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children. Opioid abuse during pregnancy is on the rise, new research suggests—and that’s likely to endanger both expectant mothers and … Read More
December 24, 2025
(WSJ) – Telegram founder Pavel Durov will cover IVF costs for women who want to use his donated sperm, and has promised his offspring a share of his fortune The Russian-born CEO said in his post in July 2024 that … Read More
December 24, 2025
(CBS News) – Last week, in a landmark settlement, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California Haywood Gilliam Jr. approved a preliminary agreement for the class action lawsuit requiring Aetna to cover fertility treatments for same-sex couples — … Read More
December 23, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – In three papers published this week by Cell Press, scientists are reporting what they call the most accurate efforts yet to mimic the first moments of pregnancy in the lab. They’ve taken human embryos from IVF … Read More
December 19, 2025
(NBC News) – Dozens of clients and surrogates were left panicked and in the dark after the agency’s owner seemingly disappeared. One intended parent, Mariana Klaveno, is missing $66,000. The FBI is investigating a prominent surrogacy agency that shuttered abruptly … Read More
December 17, 2025
(New York Times) – More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception. Female sterilization, medically called tubal ligation or salpingectomy, entails removing, severing or blocking the fallopian tubes. It is a permanent and highly effective form of … Read More
December 16, 2025
(NBC News) – he Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer’s birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain. Pfizer is currently battling … Read More
December 16, 2025
(ITV News) – After decades of suffering alone, more women exposed to the controversial drug Stilbestrol are breaking their silence to speak out on what’s been described as one of the worst medical disasters in NHS history. ITV News has … Read More
December 15, 2025
(KFF Health News) – Now medical experts are concerned that a July panel discussion convened by the Food and Drug Administration could lead to more cases of untreated depression. Many of the 10 members of the panel expressed concern about … Read More
December 15, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Videogame executive Xu Bo, said to have more than 100 children, and other elites build mega-families, testing citizenship laws and drawing on nannies, IVF and legal firms set up to help them Clerks working for family … Read More
December 15, 2025
(New York Times) – Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility industry. More often than not, the women didn’t want to enter … Read More
December 12, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – The company behind that campaign, Nucleus Genomics, says it offers customers a way to select embryos for a range of traits, including height and IQ. It’s an extreme proposition, but it does seem to be growing in … Read More
December 11, 2025
(New York Times) – Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000. Abortion is legal … Read More
December 11, 2025
(The Guardian) – Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery The watches are built and operated by BI Inc, a company specializing in monitoring tech that runs the US government’s largest immigrant … Read More
December 10, 2025
(CBS News) – Sperm from a donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has been used to conceive nearly 200 babies across Europe, an investigation by 14 European public service broadcasters, including CBS News’ partner network BBC News, has revealed. … Read More
December 8, 2025
(The Guardian) – British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysis Couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions … Read More
December 8, 2025
Hastings Center Report (vol. 55, Issue 5, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
December 5, 2025
(Dutch News) – A majority of MPs is likely to support a draft proposal to lift the ban on the use of embryos specifically grown for scientific research to improve IVF treatment but much will depend on the Christian Democrats, … Read More
